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Posted on: March 7, 2019

2019 Birthplace of Route 66 Festival entertainment announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Birthplace of Route 66 Festival organizers Aaron Sachs & Associates, Ozarks on Two Wheels, KY3/KSPR and the City of Springfield announced the lineup for the Aug. 9-10, 2019 festival at a press conference held at the Discovery Center March 7. Car show registration is now open online at route66festivalsgf.com.

The festival, which drew 56,000 last year, features an all-free musical lineup that includes favorite Branson acts on the KY3/KSPR stage in Park Central Square.

Regional favorites

Lyal Strickland

Mark Chapman

Blue Plate Special

Makenna & Brock

Laura Ashley

Rosy Hips

The Midterms

Dirty Saints

Papa Green Shoes

Machine Gun Symphony.

will appear on the Aaron Sachs Stage just south of Jefferson Avenue and Park Central East. The headliner of the festival is Members Only.

Returning to the festival this year is the Mother Roadster raffle of a 1929 Ford Model A benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children. Tickets can be purchased online at MotherRoadsterFoundation.com. The winner will be drawn at 5:35 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 after the car show awards on the Sachs stage.

KY3/KSPR will celebrate its 66th birthday during the festival, with some special surprises in store, according to festival organizer Tom Mast. Stay tuned to KY3/KSPR for the details as they become available. Vendors interested in participating in this year’s festival should contact Mast at masterfuleventsMO@gmail.com.

“There is a lot of energy in downtown Springfield surrounding hospitality and welcoming folks to our city to celebrate our Route 66 heritage,” said Rusty Worley, Downtown Springfield Association executive director. Worley cited several new hotels coming online soon, along with restaurants and breweries along the route.

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For more information, please visit route66festivalsgf.com or contact Cora Scott, City of Springfield, at 417-864-1009 or cscott@springfieldmo.gov.